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the wilmington gazette 12tii year gaston's address concluded from our tilt but to proceed with the history of execu tive measures on the 30th of december 1800 our ambassadors at london were ap rised by the british government that if contrary to every expectation america should submit to the insolent mandates of napoleon and acquiesce in his flagrant usurpations they might be compelled to adopt measures in retalistion of th berlin decree america as wc have seen did submit america did acquiesce and by such submission and acquiescence virtually surrendered her independence or at least abandoned her neutral ity vet in december following upon the bare rumour that trt uin-wa tbeut to ps*s rrtaii_,t*ng orders mt the very moment when it was known that oar minister mr monroe had just arrived from london and wa on hiÂ«i way to the sea of government and that an envoy ex tranrdinti-y from the british court di-patch ed expressly to atone for our insulted honor in the attack on the chesapeake was on the ocean the president makes a confidential communication to congreas their doors are closed and at his suggestion an unlimited embargo is laid the act either from the extreme haste or want of skill of it authors being clumsily framed supplement on sup plement is added to it till at length even the necessary and harmless coasting ngffi . of our country is so hampered with tyrannical restraints as to be nearly annihilated ilevicw these facts and then pronounce whether they do not justify the remark that the improvident conduct of our administra tion not to give it a harsher epithet has con tributed to if not brought upon us the evils which we now endure ? had ihey ma nifested a becoming spirit of resistance to the berlin decree ; had they but declared to napoleon " so long as you foi bid us to trade with your nenty so long wa will have no commercial intercourse with ny of your subjects the decree itself would in all pro liability have been repealed or at least fa vourably modified at all events r.uch a resistance wat due to the honor of the a merican name ( it would have effectually prevented the retaliating orders of britain and thus rendered a recourse to the tremen dous expedient of an enibargb unnecev aary never was there a rounder maxim than that contained in th farewell addr-s of the illustrious was*ingtom : â– â€¢* tho na â€¢' tion which indjilges towards another an " habitual hatred or an habitual fondness is Â«' in om degree Â» slave whÂ»t indeed liave we gained by ao abandonment of that epeii manly direct and impartial policy of which he gave the example and which our condition as a neutral and independent peo ple so obviously required . what have we gained by all our concessions to france or by all our hectoring towards great britain i we have increased the overbearing inso lence of the one and have irritated into in tractable stubbornness the haughtiness of the other to punish this insolence snd lo ubdue this pride are now said to have been the enda contemplated by the embargo how futile the measure all must see ! ten months nearly hss it been in operation snd not the slightest indication is manifested hy either of the belligerents to recede from the position it has taken whit effects it has produced on ourselves it s needless to des cribe.â€”my head is sick and my heart is sad at the sight of the distress which every day force into observation at the sight of in dustry unable to procure its sccustomed re wards and enterprize languishing for an opportunity of exertion â€” but what are the inconvenience new felt compered with the calamities which must be encountered if the embarÂ»;e ii to be prolonged another and another year the farmer with the crops of two leaions on band unable to pay his debts and ashamed to look his creditor in the face â€” the merchint embarraised or re duced to insolvency from a failure in the accustomed punctuality of hi customers the mechanic in vain soliciting for employ rnent or attempting to procure payment for his past labor â€” and the mariner compelled to abandon his occupation or wander to some foreign country where he may be permitted to exercise it these are a few specimens of the general wretchedness lhat will in a greater or less degree overwhelm all but besides atl this there will be an empty trea ury which the people must fill in order to pay off those philosophic statesmen who speak s eloquently and recommend with â€¢â€¢ persuasive a grace " a dignified self retire ment."â€”will the embargo be continued a riother year ? it is not for me to presume to reply to this question but if james madi son i to be elected pmkle.nl of the united states of america,you can obuin an answer to it from indi putableauthority consuluhe mi nisterial and official prints attend to mr jt f ferson's recent answer ts the address of the new-hampshire legislature and you will find,that apr.rrf.tu ahmpakgoor briti.su war re the only alternatives in the system of our rulers unless napoleon will relieve us by a revocation of his edict if britain were to repeal her orders tv morrow ex peet not that your commerce with her i to he renewed napoleon has vowed that hit stubborn foes " those proud islanders ahull be extirpated and has denounced ven geance ag-iinst all who presume by an inter â€¢ court with them to counteract or retard the i execution uf his fell revolve other nerves ' i bar han those of mr jefferson or mr madison are wanrtd to encounter with firm | ness his menaces and his frowns such nt least is my sincere conviction â€” such are the apprehensions which actually oppress my mind to express them candidly ami without disguise i consider a dutyl which it would lc criminal to decline yoar will drcid jor yuirselves how far tbey sue 1 "* w*r..-i-i>ed hy the facia alreidy stated and what corroboration they receive from the por ttntofi secrecy observed hy our executive anil his partisans in congress on the subject of french affairs why have the efforts to procure information respecting them when the just anxiety ofthe nation was se highly and painfully excited been trca-ed with obsti nate and sullen disdain ? what reason can be a signed for conduct so indecorous and anti-republican but the fear lest the people might know too much â€” might now with certainty what now can only be inferred from circumstantial evidence ? to my mind this secrecy speaks a dreadful language every thing relative to great britain has been permitted to be made public wii h re ' spect to france we are scarcely permitted to j know any thing i but fellow-citizens if these fears could be shewn to he visional y and these opinions . provrn to be unfounded ; if all the objections i have yet declared to mr madison could bc removed lo my entire satisfaction yet should he no have my vote for president while i coui i foul another individual equally qualified liar the office ihe manner in .. hi 1 lie has been obtruded upon the people \ of the united states is so revolting to every sentiment of propriety so repugnant lo the principles of our sacred constitution and so fraught with danger to our rnnsi valuable rights thai iri this obtrusion be sanctioned by his appointment nnd a precedent is es tablithed'which tbe rational friends of liberty will long have occasivn lo deplore towards the close of the lust session of congreÂ«s un der the eye and unquestionably wi h iheap prob:itg>yÂ£f m_i^l^;Â°n hiniteiij , cauyis , j of vlem'iers of iti'-national legislature v;<i assembled in pursuance of a formal sum mons from one of their body styling himself | president of the republican convention to ascertain for the people who ought lo be their next president and vicc-pieaident this caucus consisting almost exclusively ] of the devoted friends of mi madison bal lot.ed for a chief magistrate of the union ] and having elected him as far as their vote could accomplish it proceeded to recommend to the people to give to this appointment the formality of their suffrages and that it might be known incase of any unexpected difficulty occurring what would best meet the w i lies of the caucus a committee of two members of congress for each state wai appointed through whom the requisite orders and instructions might regularly be transmitted from the very commanders in chief to the lowest subalterns vv hatever attempt may be made o give lo this caucus a different appearanre and to assign to it other views its real object and character are too apparent to be hidden from any one who â– wishes to see none but the wilfully blind j can fail to discover ln it an illicit combina lion of members of congress to influence the popular sentiment to dictate under tbe sem blance of a recommendation the indecen cy of the attempt is so obvious that in other timet than these when party is too generally the arbiter nf right and wrong il would bc j superfluous to point il out the constitu tion of the united states dtgnes the powers and privileges of members of tlie national j legislature and any assumption by them in that chtrteler of powers nit given is an act of usurpation it is idle to all.-dge that this convention was called in their capacity of in dividualsâ€”the answer is ready â€” why were members of congress alone invited to it nnd alone admitted but if an assumption of un deleg ated power is in every instance an act of usurpation by what epithet shall such an as sumption be characterised when the pint if not the words ef the constitution has ex plicitly forbidden it ? that venerated charter of federal union has provided " that no " senator or member ol the house of ue " presentatives ahull be appointed nn ele'e 'Â« tor if we desire tiie reasons of this pro hibition let ns recur to that admirable work Â» the federclut written by mr hamil ton mr madi.en and mr jay in conjunc tion and we ihall find them ably and per spicuously stated these expositors of the constitution inform u " it was desirable " that the sense of the people should operate " in the choice of the person to whom so " important n trust was to be confided " this end will be answertd by committing " the right of making it not to any pt " established body but to men chosen by " the p:oplc for tlie special purpose and at the particular conjuncture vol 2 ch 63 page 141 " nothing was more to be defir " ed than that cvtry practicable obstacle " should be opposed to cabal intrigue and " corruption 1 he convention hav guarded " against all dangers of this kind with the j " mo.it provident and judicious attention j " they have not made ihe appointment of " president te depend on preexisting bodies " of men who might be tampered with before " hand to prostitute heir votes but ihey have " referred it in the first instance lo an im n mediate act of the people of america to j " be exerted in the choice of parsons for the jl temporary und srle purpose of making tbe js appointine-lt and ihey huve exehide 'â€¢ froin eligibility to lhis trust ill those who â€¢' from situation might be suspected oj too great " devotion to the president in tffice â€” 1'ife 143 " another and no les important ileal " derttum was thai the executive ihould be i " independent for his continuance in office i " on ill but the people themselves he might | " otherwise be te.npted to saciifke his duty j " to his complaisance for those n hose favor | " was necessary to tbe duration of hi official i " consequence this advantage will also he j " secured by making his re-election to de j * pend on a special body of representatives i " deputed by ihe people for the single pur i â€¢â€¢ puse of making the important choice â€” page i ii these were the letiliments ol j j mr madison at thi time when he was one ) i of the champions of ihe con_tiiution when j 1 he so ably advocated ils adoption when he i wis proud and justly proud of the utle of ; federalist how melancholy a dereliction of j | principle is manifested by his acquiescence < ] in the scheme of a congressional caucus _ \ { if the reasons already cited are convincing ; ! to shew hat the national legislature should . \ be precluded from the appointment ofa pre , . sident do not the same reasons demonstrate 'â€¢ i that they should not control nor interfere with ! the appointment the recommendation of ,| | the legislative caucus was designed to in , , fiuence the people in the choice of a chief ll magistrate otherwise it was ridiculous and j ' nugklory if designed to affect the choice j 1 of th people then is it completely exposed j tn the invincible force of the argument ta ! : ken vote that celebrated commentary on the ii , fedetal compact and if this design be ' , effectuated you may for a while pi cserve ihe jl i forms of a popular election but ihe real i cl-ouc <.Â£__- vr-.ida-u will tbui.eefurth be . ; long to congrrsi having thus communicated to ynu my | | sentiments on the claims al mr madison to ! the presidency it is proper t liÂ»t 1 should no \ tire those of the other candidates lor lhat { i high office these candidates us far ii i l â– have yet heard are george clipton of new j york james munroe also o r virginia and i ! charles coteswort h pint kney of snuth-caro ] i liua general clinton and mr munroe are ! j both exempt from some of ihe strongest b â€¢ jections urged against mr madison but they i are nevertheless liable to objections of no ) trivial nature general clinton was ori.;i j nally a varm and decided enemy to the fede ! ral constitution and it is not certain that | tbis enmity has been succeeded by us warm ' and decided an attachment many years , since he declined the appointment of gov ernorol new york on account of his advanced [ rears and infirmities and 1 have yet to learn that his constiiution has been re-established j or his years renewed he is at the head ofa numerous and factious family who under ' ; the sanction of his name have engro-sed ! j most of the lucrative uffi'ti in new-york ; i and manifested in too many instances a j ] dangereus aristocracy of disposition and ut i , ter want of principle mr munroe was al ! j to originally an opposer of the constitution . | when ambassador to france tinder the sd i ministration ol washington he evinced such i | intemperate zeal lor the revolutionary phren i zy then prevailing as hetrayi l bim into * i neglect of the si_b_tatilial interests of his ! i country and compelled washington to recal him indeed i hav my doubts whether in . dependency of all other considerations mr < munrde's talents are of that pre-eminent kind i as ought to he desired in a chief magistrate j ofthe union of gjrn pinrkney who is al j so presented to the notice of tlie anitrirnn j people at this intereÂ«ting crisis i cheerfully ' avow my decided approbation i have tin i cad him through a long anil active tile m.t | have ever found him di tingulshed for index 1 ible inugtity and unsullied honour zealous \\ ly devoted lo tlie interests uf his counft y j and blessed with ihe intelligence lo discern ' and the spirit to defend them invariably i true to his principles uf right but superior to the intemperance of faction j the br ve solc'it-r the practical statesman and the vir tu mis citizen from the period when he j commenced to cull himself man up to this j mor.icnt whrn he is in the vigorous autumn ',< of his days he fcas been engaged in scenes i eminently calculated to exhibit him to the jj world such as he really was to hlswingu lar honor be it recorded that the tongue of j obloquy has never dared to attach reproach to llls barn at the commencethent of the jl i svolutionary war he abandoned his books for the profession of arms as a volunteer in bis country 1 ! cause in june 177 he was || appoir.led the first captain in the first regi â€¢' ment of infantry levied in south carolina he was regularly promoted in the courie of that urduous snuggle during which he yield ed to none in patriotism activity und gal lantry till in november 1783 he was raised by th vote of the continental congress to the rank of brigadier genet al c ikd at diffeier.t times since the peice to almo.t every distinguished station in the govern 1 ment of his native slate he was ever found e qual to their duties and always consiiitndtd tho reverence and love ol those around him as a distingui lied rermbvr of i!;Â»t blind of worthies who fi nv-d ihe federal ccfietitn t'.j.t hi rr.r wcii knov t r wathingteir snd tva elected by t;,ht eminent judge o'f worth and talents to succeed mr tnutlfoe as our minuter al france at the iie.d i ti,e em bassy sent to lhat arrognnt government un der the administration of adams he suc ceeded in union villi his colleagues in ren dering the american character illustrious fur wisdom moderation and firmness when applied so by the agettis of the executive di rectory for l.,ri;e sums of money as a pt elimi nary to negociation he icplied in ihe ltu guagc becoming the representative of a great and free people " my countrymen are ready to expend millions in the defence of their rights but tbey will never give a cent for tribute strongly attached to that char ter of our political union which he assisted to . frame solicitous to see it expounded with candor and acted upon with en ivy he has never abandoned ilictlilc of federalist by which its first friends were distinguished early in life inspired with an ardent l_v for the principles of freedom and having drawn his sword in their d ten e he has ma nifested by hi subsequent conduct tbat his attachment " grew with his growth snd strengthened with his strength and that he is justly en'itled tothe tpptl ationof a repub lican 1 am la.ppy to discover that those who know him best etleem him most and tlÂ»ac the citizens of sonth catolina however di vided by party politics are likely to unite their effort to piece him in he presidential chair with general fincknry for our pre sident we nia hope to see our national coun cils characterised by wisdom moderation impartiality and derision he who bas with equal success conibatted b'-ittih arms and french arts msy well be expected to pre sent l both nation lhat firm and undaunted front which commands respect and secure peace he who comes forward ut the spon taneous choice of ihe people will naturally consider himself - . the chief of the nation and nnt the leader of a party lie who has ; been educated iu the school of y _!>. ngton ; and distinguished ! v the lavor ol that illus ! trious sage it may justty be hoped will bo i found to observe his precept and to walk in ms f ot-steps if however the wÂ»r whoop of faction should bc raised gainst this man greal and good as he unquestionably is be not surpri sed since hi revolutionary chief and poli tical father lias been traduced and vilified it will not be strange if general pinckney should not cecape the same fate tlie ca lumniator of washington - he who insolently called nn the citizens ufameri.u tocelebrate as a jubilee the day on which washington retired from office und prostituting the word of inspiration impiously exclaimed lord " now latest thou thy servant depart in " peace fcr mine eyes have seen thy salva " tion william duane yet lives lives 1 did i say ? fer some services 1 dare not ; conjecture what he has rrceriy been taised over ihe heads of revolutionary merit and native talents to the appoint nv.nt of lieu lenant-celonel in the now arniy 1 a horde of retainers in the train of this chieftain of slander imported patriots who undertake to leach ameiicans the principles of re publicanism i.re ready at the word ofcnpi nvnnd to discharge the shafts of falsehood nnd abuse ami to denounce as mor"irthiil and lories men and ihe sons pf men who laive i.'ed in tbe cause of liberty the tens yell once raised m*y be rrverhera ird by some from interest by other from prejudice and by many from ignorance if i did not believe you had the gpi d tense to despite unmeaning cl*rniur i had net ap peared before you â€¢" a candidate yet it nuiy not br amiss to cau'i^n you against the base artifices tb frequently and succetsfully practised in the woik of deception be on yourgus'd again t whomsoever they may ic circulated of all general r barges veguo rumour and opptobrious insino lions always enquire r joels and tuthori'.ies and you wiil bring to shaitte ihe autl-.ois ar.d pro ptgatortofcalumny tothe iit.ii ments of inen of honesty und information nf whatever 1 side addressed to ymir understanding and apparently founded in tru'-h listen with ; candor nnd attention for on your decision : may depend yonr country lvte fili.ow ctti-t.nt you hav now btfore i yon a candid expo â– ition of my benll merits on ' the very interesting subjret which palled for ! this address ii is scarcely necesiory to add that if appointed on elertor i purpote to j vote for charles coteswor'b pin knew s j president unless some unexpected event cshoulj occur to convince me tbat a different wllminttton n c tukspay october 18 1808 fnumber g15

the wilmington gazette 12tii year gaston's address concluded from our tilt but to proceed with the history of execu tive measures on the 30th of december 1800 our ambassadors at london were ap rised by the british government that if contrary to every expectation america should submit to the insolent mandates of napoleon and acquiesce in his flagrant usurpations they might be compelled to adopt measures in retalistion of th berlin decree america as wc have seen did submit america did acquiesce and by such submission and acquiescence virtually surrendered her independence or at least abandoned her neutral ity vet in december following upon the bare rumour that trt uin-wa tbeut to ps*s rrtaii_,t*ng orders mt the very moment when it was known that oar minister mr monroe had just arrived from london and wa on hiÂ«i way to the sea of government and that an envoy ex tranrdinti-y from the british court di-patch ed expressly to atone for our insulted honor in the attack on the chesapeake was on the ocean the president makes a confidential communication to congreas their doors are closed and at his suggestion an unlimited embargo is laid the act either from the extreme haste or want of skill of it authors being clumsily framed supplement on sup plement is added to it till at length even the necessary and harmless coasting ngffi . of our country is so hampered with tyrannical restraints as to be nearly annihilated ilevicw these facts and then pronounce whether they do not justify the remark that the improvident conduct of our administra tion not to give it a harsher epithet has con tributed to if not brought upon us the evils which we now endure ? had ihey ma nifested a becoming spirit of resistance to the berlin decree ; had they but declared to napoleon " so long as you foi bid us to trade with your nenty so long wa will have no commercial intercourse with ny of your subjects the decree itself would in all pro liability have been repealed or at least fa vourably modified at all events r.uch a resistance wat due to the honor of the a merican name ( it would have effectually prevented the retaliating orders of britain and thus rendered a recourse to the tremen dous expedient of an enibargb unnecev aary never was there a rounder maxim than that contained in th farewell addr-s of the illustrious was*ingtom : â– â€¢* tho na â€¢' tion which indjilges towards another an " habitual hatred or an habitual fondness is Â«' in om degree Â» slave whÂ»t indeed liave we gained by ao abandonment of that epeii manly direct and impartial policy of which he gave the example and which our condition as a neutral and independent peo ple so obviously required . what have we gained by all our concessions to france or by all our hectoring towards great britain i we have increased the overbearing inso lence of the one and have irritated into in tractable stubbornness the haughtiness of the other to punish this insolence snd lo ubdue this pride are now said to have been the enda contemplated by the embargo how futile the measure all must see ! ten months nearly hss it been in operation snd not the slightest indication is manifested hy either of the belligerents to recede from the position it has taken whit effects it has produced on ourselves it s needless to des cribe.â€”my head is sick and my heart is sad at the sight of the distress which every day force into observation at the sight of in dustry unable to procure its sccustomed re wards and enterprize languishing for an opportunity of exertion â€” but what are the inconvenience new felt compered with the calamities which must be encountered if the embarÂ»;e ii to be prolonged another and another year the farmer with the crops of two leaions on band unable to pay his debts and ashamed to look his creditor in the face â€” the merchint embarraised or re duced to insolvency from a failure in the accustomed punctuality of hi customers the mechanic in vain soliciting for employ rnent or attempting to procure payment for his past labor â€” and the mariner compelled to abandon his occupation or wander to some foreign country where he may be permitted to exercise it these are a few specimens of the general wretchedness lhat will in a greater or less degree overwhelm all but besides atl this there will be an empty trea ury which the people must fill in order to pay off those philosophic statesmen who speak s eloquently and recommend with â€¢â€¢ persuasive a grace " a dignified self retire ment."â€”will the embargo be continued a riother year ? it is not for me to presume to reply to this question but if james madi son i to be elected pmkle.nl of the united states of america,you can obuin an answer to it from indi putableauthority consuluhe mi nisterial and official prints attend to mr jt f ferson's recent answer ts the address of the new-hampshire legislature and you will find,that apr.rrf.tu ahmpakgoor briti.su war re the only alternatives in the system of our rulers unless napoleon will relieve us by a revocation of his edict if britain were to repeal her orders tv morrow ex peet not that your commerce with her i to he renewed napoleon has vowed that hit stubborn foes " those proud islanders ahull be extirpated and has denounced ven geance ag-iinst all who presume by an inter â€¢ court with them to counteract or retard the i execution uf his fell revolve other nerves ' i bar han those of mr jefferson or mr madison are wanrtd to encounter with firm | ness his menaces and his frowns such nt least is my sincere conviction â€” such are the apprehensions which actually oppress my mind to express them candidly ami without disguise i consider a dutyl which it would lc criminal to decline yoar will drcid jor yuirselves how far tbey sue 1 "* w*r..-i-i>ed hy the facia alreidy stated and what corroboration they receive from the por ttntofi secrecy observed hy our executive anil his partisans in congress on the subject of french affairs why have the efforts to procure information respecting them when the just anxiety ofthe nation was se highly and painfully excited been trca-ed with obsti nate and sullen disdain ? what reason can be a signed for conduct so indecorous and anti-republican but the fear lest the people might know too much â€” might now with certainty what now can only be inferred from circumstantial evidence ? to my mind this secrecy speaks a dreadful language every thing relative to great britain has been permitted to be made public wii h re ' spect to france we are scarcely permitted to j know any thing i but fellow-citizens if these fears could be shewn to he visional y and these opinions . provrn to be unfounded ; if all the objections i have yet declared to mr madison could bc removed lo my entire satisfaction yet should he no have my vote for president while i coui i foul another individual equally qualified liar the office ihe manner in .. hi 1 lie has been obtruded upon the people \ of the united states is so revolting to every sentiment of propriety so repugnant lo the principles of our sacred constitution and so fraught with danger to our rnnsi valuable rights thai iri this obtrusion be sanctioned by his appointment nnd a precedent is es tablithed'which tbe rational friends of liberty will long have occasivn lo deplore towards the close of the lust session of congreÂ«s un der the eye and unquestionably wi h iheap prob:itg>yÂ£f m_i^l^;Â°n hiniteiij , cauyis , j of vlem'iers of iti'-national legislature v;. ngton ; and distinguished ! v the lavor ol that illus ! trious sage it may justty be hoped will bo i found to observe his precept and to walk in ms f ot-steps if however the wÂ»r whoop of faction should bc raised gainst this man greal and good as he unquestionably is be not surpri sed since hi revolutionary chief and poli tical father lias been traduced and vilified it will not be strange if general pinckney should not cecape the same fate tlie ca lumniator of washington - he who insolently called nn the citizens ufameri.u tocelebrate as a jubilee the day on which washington retired from office und prostituting the word of inspiration impiously exclaimed lord " now latest thou thy servant depart in " peace fcr mine eyes have seen thy salva " tion william duane yet lives lives 1 did i say ? fer some services 1 dare not ; conjecture what he has rrceriy been taised over ihe heads of revolutionary merit and native talents to the appoint nv.nt of lieu lenant-celonel in the now arniy 1 a horde of retainers in the train of this chieftain of slander imported patriots who undertake to leach ameiicans the principles of re publicanism i.re ready at the word ofcnpi nvnnd to discharge the shafts of falsehood nnd abuse ami to denounce as mor"irthiil and lories men and ihe sons pf men who laive i.'ed in tbe cause of liberty the tens yell once raised m*y be rrverhera ird by some from interest by other from prejudice and by many from ignorance if i did not believe you had the gpi d tense to despite unmeaning cl*rniur i had net ap peared before you â€¢" a candidate yet it nuiy not br amiss to cau'i^n you against the base artifices tb frequently and succetsfully practised in the woik of deception be on yourgus'd again t whomsoever they may ic circulated of all general r barges veguo rumour and opptobrious insino lions always enquire r joels and tuthori'.ies and you wiil bring to shaitte ihe autl-.ois ar.d pro ptgatortofcalumny tothe iit.ii ments of inen of honesty und information nf whatever 1 side addressed to ymir understanding and apparently founded in tru'-h listen with ; candor nnd attention for on your decision : may depend yonr country lvte fili.ow ctti-t.nt you hav now btfore i yon a candid expo â– ition of my benll merits on ' the very interesting subjret which palled for ! this address ii is scarcely necesiory to add that if appointed on elertor i purpote to j vote for charles coteswor'b pin knew s j president unless some unexpected event cshoulj occur to convince me tbat a different wllminttton n c tukspay october 18 1808 fnumber g15